Tuesday, September 11, 2012

To kick off our 2012 - 2013 season
CFAC members and friends met at Karen
Loprete's home for a workshop using Dye-Na-Flow products. Dye-Na-Flow dyes are
premixed and non toxic making them especially user friendly. Karen demonstrated
her technique of overlaying silk on cotton to create two distinctive pieces
from one process!

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The group is listening intently to Karen's discussion on technique! Left to right we have Carol Vinick, Roz Spann, Diane Wright, Debby BentoBarb Adams, Cher Hurney and Janine Anderson-Bays.

After lying a silk scarf on top of a piece of cotton Karen mists both fabrics with water.

Next Karen adds Dye-Na-Flow to the silk. She uses either an eye dropper, sponge brush or mister to apply the dye.

Here you can see how applying dye to the upper layer seeps into the cotton below creating a secondary design.

The group is eager to get started and create something unique.Karen's sample pieces are hanging on the line.